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in 2019 after the birth of her second daughter. From that event, she became aware of the importance of mental health education, and when she saw that some hospitals in Kenya did not have sign language interpreters to provide basic health information to deaf breastfeeding mothers, she decided to work
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Kihumba majored in sign language because it was the only course she could afford working as a maid, doing cleaning tasks in a house. Kihumba decided to deepen her knowledge in this field at the
University of Nairobi, in the Kenyan capital. She graduated with a degree in communication for development
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Kihumba started working at United
Disability Empowerment Kenya, where she delved into the sphere of disabilities. In 2010, she was part of a committee of experts to raise awareness for the country's new constitution. This activity allowed her to get to know the deaf communities in the country very
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who works to provide basic health information, especially related to mental health, to deaf breastfeeding mothers. She was recognized as one of the
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at Saint Paul
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well. Since then, she has worked as a sign language interpreter on television, and in religious ceremonies.
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in this area. In 2020 she founded "Talking Hands, Listening Eyes on
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Kihumba was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 Most
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